Personal reflections of a global citizen, educator, policy enthusiast & nature lover, Vice-Chancellor, U of Western Australia๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ, 10th President, UWO ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ.

Joined July 2015
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Amit Chakma ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
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Discover how #UWA research equipment will support innovative multimodal and correlative microscopy to address national needs in energy, critical minerals, environment, agriculture and health research. ๐Ÿ”ฌ @UWAresearch @perth_meso_dr @ProfChakma uwa.au/wtny4z
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Lunch break in Sydney with Jennifer Howell!
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Vivid Sydney 2026 - a Festival of colour at full display at the magical Sydney Harbour.
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Good morning, Perth! Pink sky over Hayden, Western Australia from Qantas flight to Sydney. Super Natural Western Australia - a place like no other!
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A colourful sunrise, followed by a spectacular sunset in Perth, Western Australia - a place like no other!
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Perth sky at sunrise! Western Australia - A Place Like No Other!
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UWA India! Making an impact in Mumbai! I was delighted to meet prospective students, parents, and international education leaders in the lead-up to the opening of the Mumbai campus in September.
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Team UWA, after a hectic and productive day of meetings with students and education agency staff in Dhaka.
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Morning sky in Perth, Western Australia, a place like no other!
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Universities encouraged to specialise ministers.education.gov.au/nโ€ฆ. A much needed welcome initiative Minister! @JasonClareMP @TonyButi_MLA

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UWA Alumni Event Panel Discussion at the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Amit Chakma ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ retweeted
The University of Western Australia to become the FIRST foreign university with two campuses in India! UWA is set to open dual campuses in Mumbai & Chennai in $73M India expansion ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐ŸŽ“ Read here: theaustraliatoday.com.au/uwaโ€ฆ @Pallavi_Aus @JitarthJai @DrAmitSarwal @AusHCIndia @uwanews @HCICanberra @ProfChakma
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Do you recognise this masterpiece and the master who created it? - The answer is: Mother Nature, Pink Lake near Kalbarri National Park, in Western Australia - A Place Like No Other!
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โ€œInflation is bad, but the absence of fuel is crippling.โ€ - @AlanKohler Itโ€™s a serious economic and national security risk. Add the dependency of imported fertiliser to the fuel dependency, and the risk compounds!
This morning's column for @abcnews - how Australia ended up being hostage to fuel imports. abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/hโ€ฆ
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Great to see high school students taking a keen interest in an early start to university learning through UWAโ€™s โ€œUWA Starterโ€ microcredential programs for Grade 11 and 12 students.
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Itโ€™s Open Day at UWA! Delighted to see so many eager future students and their parents exploring what UWA has to offer. UWA - It Starts Here! Make an Impact- Make a Difference and Make a Dent!
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What an inspiring story! The first woman physician to be admitted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Og Glasgow in 1912 is a monumental milestone! And a woman from Bengal is surreal. An excellent example of talent not being a monopoly of a particular group!
The forgotten Indian woman trailblazer in British medicine bbc.in/3PiC7WV
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Attending the Higher Education & Research - Sr Official Meeting on Cyber Security in Sydney, chaired by the Minister for Home Affairs and Cybersecurity, the Hon. Tony Burke MP, along with my Go8 colleagues &senior Officials incl. Lt Gen M. McGuinness, Cyber Security Coordinator.
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Always a delight to visit Albany with our landmark UWA campus adorning the Cityโ€™s skyline! UWA - Albany reflects our commitment to serving the regions. We have ambitious growth plans in Albany. Stay tuned!
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In Albany on Saturday evening attending a reception hosted by the Finnish Ambassador, HE Arto Haapea, to celebrate a spectacular light show titled Lighting the Sound, produced by famed light artist Kari Kola in collaboration with Menang Elders as part of Albanyโ€™s bicentennial.
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